Somerset - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Somerset \s(o)-mer-set, som(e)-rset\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "summer settlement". Place name: a county in England. Made prominent as a first name by author and playwright Somerset Maugham.

Somerset has 2 variant forms: Sommerset and Summerset.

For more information, see also the related name Somers.

Baby names that sound like Somerset are Somersby, Sommersby and Sommers.

Somerset is a very rare male first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Somerset. Compare Somerset with related baby names.